Super lightweight · Mexico
Erik Morales 52-9-0 36 KO · 1993–2012
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Erik Morales was a super lightweight boxer from Mexico, born Sep 1, 1976. Record 52-9-0 with 36 knockouts over 1993–2012. World titles: WBC super lightweight (2011–2012), IBF super featherweight (2004), WBC super featherweight (2004), WBC featherweight (2002–2003) and 3 more. Erik Morales last fought Danny García on Oct 20, 2012 and lost by KO in round 4 of 12.
Also: Ерік Моралес · Моралес, Эрик · Эрик Моралес +17 more Էրիկ Մորալես · إريك موراليس · اريك موراليس · اریک مورالس · เอริก โมราเลส · エリック・モラレス · 에리크 모랄레스 · Erik Isaac Morales Elvira · Eriks Moraless · Esdrick Isaac Morales Elvira · Terrible Morales · Érik Isaac Morales Elvira · Érik Morales · Моралес Э. · Моралес Эрик · เตร์ริเบล · เตร์ริเบล โมราเลส
Born Sep 1, 1976
Country 🇲🇽 Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Height 173 cm
Reach 183 cm
Nickname El Terrible
Debut Mar 29, 1993
Career 1993–2012
Rounds boxed 425
KO share 69%
Born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Titles WBC, WBO super bantamweight · 1997–2000; WBC featherweight · 2001–2003; IBF, WBC super featherweight · 2004; WBC super lightweight · 2011–2012
Boxerbook rating 2006 ± 168 · inactive since Oct 2012Why here › Confirmed bouts 28 of 61 · 13 official
Career record Record
52-9-0, 36 KOs · 1993–2012
Last result L
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles KO 4/12 · Barclays Center, Barclays Center Brooklyn New York, 🇺🇸
The record 61 bouts, 1993–2012, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 61, Nevada State Athletic Commission — Results · 12, Wikipedia (ja) · 9, Wikipedia (ru) · 2, WBA Fights Master Scores · 1
L
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring light welterweight titles KO 4/12 · Barclays Center, Barclays Center Brooklyn New York, 🇺🇸
Morales 52-8-0 · García 25-0-0
L
For vacant WBC light welterweight title UD 12/12 · Reliant Arena, Houston, 🇺🇸
Morales 52-7-0 · García 23-0-0
W
Won vacant WBC light welterweight title TKO 10/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Morales 51-7-0 · Cano 23-0-1
L
For WBA interim light welterweight title MD 12/12 · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Morales 51-6-0 · Maidana 29-2-0
W
Retained WBC Silver light welterweight title UD 12/12 · Agua Caliente Racetrack, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 50-6-0 · Lorenzo 35-9-0
W
Won vacant WBC Silver light welterweight title KO 6/12 · Plaza Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Morales 49-6-0 · Limond 33-3-0
W
Won WBC International welterweight title UD 12/12 · Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, 🇲🇽
Morales 48-6-0 · Alfaro 23-5-0
L
For WBC lightweight title UD 12/12 · Allstate Arena, Rosemont, 🇺🇸
Morales 48-5-0 · Díaz 32-1-1
L
For WBC International super featherweight title KO 3/12 · THOMAS & MACK CENTER, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Morales 48-4-0 · Pacquiao 42-3-2
L
For WBC International super featherweight title TKO 10/12 · Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Morales 48-3-0 · Pacquiao 40-3-2
L
For vacant WBC International lightweight title UD 12/12 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Morales 48-2-0 · Raheem —
W
Won vacant IBA and WBC International super featherweight titles UD 12/12 · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Morales 47-2-0 · Pacquiao 39-2-2
L
Lost WBC super featherweight title MD 12/12 · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Morales 47-1-0 · Barrera 58-4-0
W
Won IBF super featherweight title UD 12/12 · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Morales 46-1-0 · Hernández 40-3-1
W
Won WBC super featherweight title UD 12/12 · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Morales 45-1-0 · Chávez 41-4-0
W
KO 3/12 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Morales 44-1-0 · Espadas 38-5-0
W
Retained WBC featherweight title TKO 5/12 · MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Morales 43-1-0 · Velárdez —
W
Retained WBC featherweight title TKO 3/12 · Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Morales 42-1-0 · Croft —
W
Won vacant WBC featherweight title UD 12/12 · Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Morales 41-1-0 · Ayala 34-1-0
L
Lost WBC featherweight title UD 12/12 · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Morales 41-0-0 · Barrera 54-3-0
Show all 61 bouts W
For WBC featherweight title UD 12/12 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Morales 40-0-0 · In-jin 23-1-0
W
Won WBC featherweight title UD 12/12 · MGM CONFERENCE CENTER, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸
Morales 39-0-0 · Espadas 34-2-0
W
KO 1/10 · Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 38-0-0 · Jones —
W
For vacant WBC interim featherweight title TKO 7/12 · Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, 🇺🇸
Morales 37-0-0 · Kelley 52-5-2
W
Mike Juárez
KO 3/10 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Morales 36-0-0 · Juárez —
W
Retained WBC super bantamweight title SD 12/12 · Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Morales 35-0-0 · Barrera 49-2-0
W
For WBC super-bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Morales 34-0-0 · McCullough 23-2-0
W
Retained WBC super bantamweight title TKO 6/12 · Bullring by the Sea, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 33-0-0 · Jamili 36-4-0
W
Retained WBC super bantamweight title RTD 9/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Morales 32-0-0 · Ramírez —
W
Retained WBC super bantamweight title KO 2/12 · Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Morales 31-0-0 · Chacón —
W
For WBC super bantamweight title KO 4/12 · Bullring by the Sea, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 30-0-0 · Jones 44-3-0
W
Retained WBC super bantamweight title KO 2/12 · Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, 🇺🇸
Morales 29-0-0 · Bueno —
W
Retained WBC super bantamweight title TKO 6/12 · Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 28-0-0 · Molina —
W
Retained WBC super bantamweight title RTD 7/12 · Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 27-0-0 · Lowey —
W
Won WBC super bantamweight title KO 11/12 · County Coliseum, El Paso, 🇺🇸
Morales 26-0-0 · Zaragoza 55-7-3
W
Concepcion Velásquez
TKO 8/10 · The Orleans, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Morales 25-0-0 · Velásquez —
W
Robbie Lovato
PTS 10/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 24-0-0 · Lovato —
W
Pedro Javier Torres
Retained NABF super bantamweight title KO 2/12 · Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California, 🇺🇸
Morales 23-0-0 · Torres —
W
For WBC-NABF super bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Morales 22-0-0 · Sanchez 33-3-3
W
Lee Cargle
Retained NABF super bantamweight title TKO 2/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 21-0-0 · Cargle —
W
Rudy Bradley
Retained NABF super bantamweight title TKO 11/12 · Arizona Charlie's Decatur, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Morales 20-0-0 · Bradley —
W
Won vacant NABF super bantamweight title TKO 2/12 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 19-0-0 · Mitchell 22-14-3
W
Enrique Angeles
Retained Mexico super bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 18-0-0 · Angeles —
W
Alberto Martínez
Retained NABF and Mexico super bantamweight titles TKO 4/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Morales 17-0-0 · Martínez —
W
Juan Luis Torres
Won vacant NABF super bantamweight title UD 12/12 · Arizona Charlie's Decatur, Las Vegas, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Morales 16-0-0 · Torres —
W
Armando Castro
Retained WBC Mundo Hispano super bantamweight title TKO 10/12 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 15-0-0 · Castro —
W
Enrique Jupiter
Won Mexico super bantamweight title TKO 6/12 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 14-0-0 · Jupiter —
W
Ricky Hernández
Retained WBC Mundo Hispano super bantamweight title KO 1/12 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 13-0-0 · Hernández —
W
José Valdez
Won WBC Mundo Hispano super bantamweight title TKO 3/12 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 12-0-0 · Valdez —
W
Ramón Magana
TKO 2/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 11-0-0 · Magana —
W
Idelfonso Bernal
KO 3/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 10-0-0 · Bernal —
W
Julio César Cardona
KO 2/10 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 9-0-0 · Cardona —
W
Isidro Nolasco
PTS 8/8 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Morales 8-0-0 · Nolasco —
W
Paul Olvera
KO 3/6 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 7-0-0 · Olvera —
W
Alfonso Mota
KO 2/6 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 6-0-0 · Mota —
W
Jaime Abrica
KO 2/6 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 5-0-0 · Abrica —
W
José Álvarez
UD 6/6 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 4-0-0 · Álvarez —
W
Marco Tovar
TKO 1/6 · Bullring by the Sea, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 3-0-0 · Tovar —
W
Óscar Maldonado
KO 3/4 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 2-0-0 · Maldonado —
W
Jaime Rodríguez
KO 2/4 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 1-0-0 · Rodríguez —
W
José Orejel
KO 2/4 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Morales 0-0-0 · Orejel —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Erik Morales's record? Erik Morales's professional record is 52-9-0 with 36 knockouts.
Who did Erik Morales fight last? Erik Morales last fought Danny García on Oct 20, 2012 and lost by KO in round 4 of 12.
Which world titles has Erik Morales held? Erik Morales has held 7 world title reigns: WBC super lightweight (2011–2012), IBF super featherweight (2004), WBC super featherweight (2004), WBC featherweight (2002–2003) and 3 more. Sources Boxerbook ID 13744 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13744 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
